Houston High School

Chemistry teacher Mrs. McCarver shows a magnesium chemical reaction in the lab. This reaction produces a bright light.

Ms. Raines’s AP European History students, Anahi Gonzalez, Matthew Dendy, and Nathan Springer, work and study after Ms. Raines's lecture on 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments.

Getting ready for Senior Signing day takes more than a thought and a dream. It takes dedicated educators and parents. Faculty and students work on the finishing touches, Mrs. Ivy, Mrs. Stroup, and Mrs. Edwards get the seniors lined up, parents set up a tailgate for the seniors, and many other people helped behind the scenes yesterday to make this event a wonderful day. #workforit #expectsuccess

Students work hard on the next to last Spanish test #topperstrong

Ms. Lyons and Mrs. Westmoreland, working hard as always this Friday afternoon getting the end of the day tasks done.

Behind the scenes of the Spring band concert.

Culinary art students make steak and homemade french fries. #expectdelicious

The winter guard team is having a performance after some hard work these past couple of weeks. The performance will be on Thursday, April 25, at 6:30. The Winter Guard is comprised of the color guard from marching band season.

A few people are behind the functionality of Houston High School. Dr. Garner, librarian and Anchor Sponsor, helps keep all of the technology in the building running smoothly. Ms. Cassandra Lyons, secretary, keeps the front office in order. Frances Allen, custodian, helps keep the building clean.

Students Destiny Shaw, Lillian Houk, & Yalena Varela are hard at work in health science. There is always a team of dedicated learners like these 3 in Health Science. #workforit

Kinley Hallmark is a part of the FCA. Their goal is to reach more students for Christ meaning we strive to not only meet Jesus on Wednesday mornings but spread His Word to the entire school and community. This year, back in the fall, they hosted HHS’s first Field of Faith. They gathered together on Friday nights at the football field, worshiped together, and shared testimonies. It's been really great to see God move this year in our club and school. My favorite part about FCA is probably getting to go to the other schools in our district and speak to students about Christ. As far as I know, we’ve always gone to the Middle School on Thursday mornings for FCA, and it's so great to see so many young people there who take time out of their day to gather in the name of Jesus. We’ve also started something new this year by going to the Upper as well. That’s probably been my favorite part this year because we get to speak to the fifth graders, who are such a lively and fun age group. It's so inspiring to see their hunger for the Lord at such an early age. FCA is hosting a worship night on May 3 at 6:30 pm in the high school auditorium. Please come out and join them in finding “Freedom in Surrender.”

Ms. Mosley goes over the benchmark to help the students understand some of the passages and questions they missed on the last benchmark before the state tests. #workforit #expectsuccess

This week at Houston High School, it was time for our student-athletes to complete their physicals. During this time, all student-athletes for the upcoming school year must complete a physical to ensure they are able to play their respective sports. Nurses from Webster Urgent Care were a huge help this year as they took time out of their day to come and help approve and complete physicals.

The 2023-2024 Journalism Staff wants to send a big THANK YOU to our business sponsors this year #communitysupport

Our Houston High School FFA Team. Our students competed at MSU on April 12. Students competed in Food Science, Tractor Driving, Vet Science, and Landscape Judging.

Houston High School Topper Pride Band, directed by Eric Malone and Kurt Hickey, is having a performance on Thursday, April 18 for the Spring. They have been working on music for weeks. The band looks forward to performing for everyone at 6:30 in the HHS auditorium.

The Lady Topper basketball team is already practicing for the next year to prepare for a great season. #workforit #expectsuccess

Blakely Gill is a senior at Houston High School. Something that Blakely has accomplished is getting offensive and defensive player of the year in softball. She is also the catcher, and she is going to attend Mississippi College to further her softball career.

Houston Health Science Classes (HOSA) hosted a blood drive on April 12 to get people to donate and help save lives. They hosted this blood drive because of the shortage of blood in North Mississippi. Some benefits of donating blood include reducing the chances of severe heart disease since it reduces the amount of iron in your body. Pictured students donating blood: Lazavion Davidson, Bryanna Ward, and Jeremy Cooper

Keeley Wright shoots archery in Jackson, representing Houston High School’s archery team.